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The Old High German word for the mandrake plant literally meant “secret” of these beings. A Norse expression for urinating literally meant “to drive away [these beings],” since they could not tolerate uncleanness. The Poetic Edda calls Wayland the Smith the “prince of” these beings. A (15[1])boar is sacrificed to these beings on Yule, who appear in an alternate name of that festival. These beings are called (*) huldufolk, or “hidden (-5[1])people” in Iceland. Freyr’s home in Asgard has a name meaning “world of” these beings, supporting the idea that the distinction between the Vanir and these beings was once blurry. The Prose Edda distinguishes between “dark” and “light” (10[1])varieties of these beings. For 10 points, name these powerful magical humanoids in Norse myth, often depicted with pointy ears in popular fiction. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: elves [or elf; accept elf-shot; accept Álfar; accept light elves or dark elves or Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar] (The expression is ganga álfreka.)
<Taylor Harvey, Mythology>
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